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505 Obtain quotes by 399 unique authors
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There is neither man or woman in this Church who is not on a mission. That mission will last as long as they live, and…
— Brigham Young
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I wish that every child could have growing space because I think children are a little like plants. If they grow too close together, they…
— Peace Pilgrim
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CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain.
— Ambrose Bierce
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The real purpose of the martial arts must be to purge oneself of petty ambitions and desire, to obtain control of one’s own character.
— Morihei Ueshiba
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Every man has a specific skill, whether it is discovered or not, that more readily and naturally comes to him than it would to another,…
— Criss Jami
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The process has now run full circle: Preaching originates in personal counseling; preaching is personal counseling on a group basis; personal counseling originates in preaching.…
— Harry Emerson Fosdick
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It is not so easy to obtain a reputation by a perfect work as to enhance the value of an indifferent one by a reputation…
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The fly runs toward the fire or lamp, thinking that it is a flower, and gets burnt up. Even so, the passionate man runs towards…
— Bill Vaughan
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user's phone number and home address, anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal…
— Al Franken
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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
— Benjamin Franklin
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Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.
— Benjamin Franklin
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Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.
— James A. Garfield
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It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.
— Theophile Gautier
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Why shouldn't we give our teachers a license to obtain software, all software, any software, for nothing? Does anyone demand a licensing fee, each time…
— William Gibson
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I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.
— Temple Grandin
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The shortage of buyers, which the world is suffering from, is readily understood, not as due to people not wishing to obtain possession of goods,…
— Paul Dirac
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Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We don't necessarily know how to…
— Gregg Easterbrook
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It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
— Epicurus
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A person's credit report is one of the most important tools consumers can use to maintain their financial security and credit rating, but for so…
— Ruben Hinojosa
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The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for…
— Aung San Suu Kyi
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We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
— Dalai Lama
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If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the…
— Andre Maurois
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Well, let me tell you, if you're 45, had three children and are post-menopausal, you're not going to weigh what you did the day you…
— Phil McGraw
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The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt…
— John Stuart Mill
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I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.
— Jim Morrison
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